Annawadi Gray Zones

Worldwide Proliferation of Gray Zones
Annawadi is a perfect example that symbolizes what Boo considers to be the Zero Sum Game as the amount of economic prosperity that is occurring in India is offset by the many costs. Specifically in gray areas such as Annawadi, what it represents is how an area can effectively become a “gray area” where the economic prosperities of the country are not fully reflected equally nor in a way that benefit all. Rather, the example of Annawadi and its area shows how economic prosperity is actually a troubled concept where the idea of globalization as a beacon of hope has largely fallen given the real world examples of the detriments of globalization.
The proliferation of gray zones like Annawadi can be considered
Like in the case of Mumbai, Boo describes how there is an overabundance of labor that have largely driven down the labor cost and created supporting gray zones such as Annawadi. In this case, the lack of infrastructure becomes a significant aspect to the problem as people are coming to the area while the basic necessities are still not up to par. In this case, the government have become focused on creating the opportunities without necessarily understanding how supporting factors such as ending poverty and providing basic services are an integral part of the solution. In a way, the fact that globalization have come so easily and so quickly have made the government lacking any awareness of such gray zones. Much like how Boo said in her paper, the idea now is that less government is the best government as the economics have made the wealthy able to provide their own services. In this case, the government have largely become ineffective and insignificant as the rich are the ones with all the opportunities and the power to dictate the directions of what the government should provide. The poor, on the other hand, thus becomes the cost of this opportunity as they are drawn in by the effects of globalization and are sacrificed for the benefit of the rich. Thus, gray zones such as Annawadi will continue to exist as long as the false sense of hope draws in people from poverty where they will linger in the gray zones as the cost of the economic success of the